Ali Ahmed

India is taking its time to reopen the dialogue process with Pakistan that has been suspended since 26/11. The meeting between Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Manmohan Singh and Pakistan’s President,...

• Ali Ahmed |
• August 04, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Pakistan has not subscribed to No First Use. That it could do so has been expressed informally by its President Zardari. India could take up the issue with Pakistan at...

• Ali Ahmed |
• July 2009 |
• Journal of Defence Studies

Critics have it that the last bout of reforms in India’s defence sector in the wake of Kargil has not been taken to its logical conclusion. There are two key...

• Ali Ahmed |
• July 06, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

The Taliban is doubtless a menace and requires to be combated. Towards this end the Global War on Terror, recently rechristened ‘Overseas Contingency Operations’, has been underway for the better...

• Ali Ahmed |
• June 08, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

There is a case for terminating any nuclear exchange at the lowest level possible and the nuclear doctrine needs to reflect this. A review of the doctrine a decade after...

• Ali Ahmed |
• April 24, 2009 |
• Policy Brief

The Army Commander’s conference is a much looked forward to biannual feature in the strategic calendar. The occasion, and like conferences in the other two services, is used by the...

• Ali Ahmed |
• April 22, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

The defence forces have prided themselves in their consistent engagement with the frontiers of their profession. This is an index of their professionalism. India’s military, in particular, is rated highest...

• Ali Ahmed |
• March 05, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

A fundamental principle of humanitarian law, non-combatant immunity, has been virtually consigned to history during the Bush years. To a large extent this can be considered a ‘success’ for terrorists....

• Ali Ahmed |
• January 30, 2009 |
• IDSA Comments

Evidence gathered in the aftermath of by far the most deadly terrorist attack in Mumbai indicates conclusively that the attack was planned by the Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba. The attack on...

• Ali Ahmed |
• December 03, 2008 |
• IDSA Comments

Kanwal, G., Indian Army: Vision 2020, New Delhi, Harper Collins, 2008, pp. 342, Rs. 495/-, ISBN 13: 978-81-7223-732-5

• Ali Ahmed |
• Winter 2008 |
• Journal of Defence Studies